Visitor Information

The closest international airport to Lund is Copenhagen Kastrup Airport, in Denmark.

The travel time by train from the airport to Lund Central Station (Lund C) is about 35 minutes. Trains depart from railway platform number 1, accessed via the airport’s Terminal 3. The journey takes you over the Öresund Bridge connecting Denmark to Sweden. More information for these trains, and how to take taxis from the airport, is available below.

The closest local airport to Lund is Malmö Airport in Sturup.

Sturup has some international flights from destinations within Europe and flights from other Swedish airports, including Stockholm. There are bus connections between the airport and Lund.

Bus tickets are available using cash or credit card at the convenience stores Pressbyrån and 7-Eleven, or at the airport Information desk. Tickets can also be purchased at the ticket machines or with a credit card on board the bus.

Tickets are not available on board trains in Denmark or Sweden, and in all cases must be purchased prior to boarding. Tickets from the machines can only be purchased with a debit or credit card featuring a chip and PIN.

From Copenhagen Kastrup Airport and Copenhagen City Centre

Tickets: Train tickets can be purchased at the information desk at Terminal 3, or from the Skånetrafiken or DSB ticket machines in the Arrivals Hall, in the Baggage Claim area, and also in Terminal 3 at the top of the escalators leading to Platform 1 (Spor 1). Avoid buying SJ (Swedish Railways) tickets, as these trains will be less frequent.

Tickets can also be purchased using the Skånetrafiken mobile phone app, which requires a working phone number and a credit card. More information in English can be found under the Visitor tab at www.skanetrafiken.se.

Travel: To get to Lund, board any train at Platform 1 that is not terminating in Malmö or Stockholm. All others will first stop in Malmö, and then in Lund. There is only one stop in Lund.

Common final destinations stopping at Lund Central Station include Göteborg, Kalmar, Helsingborg, Kristianstad, and Karlskrona.

With your ticket, you may board any of these trains. They run typically every 20 minutes, with longer intervals overnight. Do not board the SJtrains bound for Stockholm as only tickets bought through SJ, specific to the route and time, will be accepted.

You can follow similar procedures to these to take trains to Lund from Copenhagen Central Station (København H) or Copenhagen Østerport Station.

From Oslo, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Germany

Lund Central Station is located on the main railway lines between Malmö and Stockholm and Malmö-Gothenburg-Oslo.

Travel time from Stockholm is about 4 hours on the express train X2000 or 6-7 hours on Intercity (ICE) trains. Gothenburg (Göteborg in Swedish) is approximately 250 km north of Lund, and the travel time is 3-4 hours.

Between Oslo and Lund, the journey is approximately 7-8 hours, with a 12-hour overnight train option. These tickets cannot be purchased at Lund Central Station, but can be bought online at www.sj.se.

Between Hamburg and Lund, rail travel time is 6-7 hours, and between Berlin and Lund, 7-8 hours.

From Malmö

It takes approximately 10 minutes to travel between Malmö and Lund by local commuter trains identified as Pågatåg or Öresundståg.

These trains depart approximately 4-6 times per hour on weekdays with less frequent service at the weekends and overnight.

Tickets are available from the ticket machines on the platform in Malmö using Swedish currency. You can buy only single tickets from these machines. You can also purchase tickets at the station’s ticket office.

If you will commute regularly, you can buy a JoJo monthly pass or discount card from the ticket office or online at www.skanetrafiken.se.

The destination address for ESS is Odarslövsvägen 113, Lund. Taxis can drive through Gate A on Odarslövsvägen, all the way to the main entrance at the end of the parking lot, at Gate C. 2014 sample prices for taxis are listed below. The cost from Copenhagen Airport includes the toll cost for the Öresund Bridge.

Lund ⇔ Copenhagen Airport (Kastrup)990 SEK

Lund ⇔ Malmö City Centre320 SEK

Lund ⇔ Malmö Airport (Sturup)440 SEK

Taxis in Denmark are well regulated, but precautions should be taken when hiring a taxi in Sweden:

Prices should be agreed in advance, and fixed-priced ride prices should be posted and visible.

The meter should be operating and active for the entirety of the trip.

A receipt may be necessary to retrieve forgotten items or to make a complaint.

Swedish taxis must display comparative pricing for a 10 km trip. This price should be displayed in large black letters on a yellow background.

Getting to ESS

The green city bus no. 20 leaves Lund Central Station (Lund C) every 10 minutes at peak times with final destination ESS. Journey time is approximately 15 minutes.

Exit the bus at the ESS bus stop in the ESS parking lot, directly in front of the entrance gate to the ESS office buildings.

Car

From E22 northbound: Exit the E22 motorway at Interchange 22 - Trafikplats Lund N, keep right and follow the signs for Ö Odarslöv/Brunnshög and merge onto Solbjersvägen. At the roundabout, take the third exit onto Odarslövsvägen. The ESS site delivery entrance, Gate A, is approximately 2 km down the road on your left. Taxis should enter here.

Personal vehicles should proceed past Gate A about half a kilometer and turn left. The next left is entrance Gate D, which will take you to the site office parking lot.

Free visitor parking (maximum 2 hours) is available close to the office entrance at Gate C.

Bike

From Lund C: There are cycling paths all the way to the ESS site from central Lund. When you reach the roundabout to enter onto Odarslövsvägen, there is an underpass on the right-hand side of the road that leads on to the cycling path along Odarslövsvägen. When approaching the site, you need to cross the road to enter through Gate A. Bicycle parking is available outside Gate C, on the left.

Bikes can be borrowed via the ESS reception desk

To enter the site office

From the parking lot, enter through Gate C, which is open for pedestrian access during business hours. Follow the signs for the ESS main reception. To enter the building, use the door phone to contact reception or an individual staff member. Follow the instructions on the panel.

To enter the construction site

The construction site is accessible via Gate B, straight on from Gate A. A security guard is manning this gate, and only vehicles that have been pre-registered will be allowed to enter. To enter the Construction Site on foot you need a registered ID06 access card.

There is also a mobile app available through which you can purchase tickets. The app is called Mobilbilletter, and can be used in English.

Buses from Nørreport Station

In order to get to the DMSC offices via bus you need to take either bus 6A or bus 42 from Nørreport Station and get off at the Arresøgade stop on Tagensvej. The buses leave every 3-8 minutes and take about 8 -15 minutes to get to the Arresøgade stop depending on traffic.

Unfortunately the bus stops at Nørreport Station are not numbered/labelled, however the departure stop for both of the buses above is the same and is located next to the traffic lights at the intersection of Nørre Voldgade and Gothersgade. You can find a photograph of the relevant bus stop in the PDF file at the bottom of the page.

When you get off the bus at the Arresøgade stop on Tagensvej, you should keep walking along Tagensvej in the direction the bus was travelling until you see the COBIS flags on your right hand side.

You can catch the metro (M) or Øresund trains from Copenhagen Airport toNørreport Station and from there follow the directions to DMSC from Nørreport Station given above.

From Sweden (Lund)

You can catch any Øresund train going to Copenhagen. They all stop at Nørreport Station. For directions from Nørreport Station to the DMSC, see above.

From Copenhagen Central Station

Copenhagen Central Station is known locally as København Hovedbanegård, or København H.

You can catch any S-train from platform 9 or 10 to Nørreport Station. All of the S trains stop at Nørreport Station. For directions from Nørreport to the DMSC, see above.

From Østerport Station

There is no direct public transport from Østerport Station to the DMSC offices. You can take an Øresund, DSB or S-train from Østerport Station to Nørreport Station and then follow the directions above from Nørreport Station. Alternatively you can take a taxi from Østerport Station.